Quinta do Gradil Maria do Carmo Tinto

The best plot of Alicante Bouschet from Quinta do Gradil was chosen to make this wine. After closely monitoring the ripeness of the grapes, the harvest took place in the last week of September. Harvested by hand into 15kg boxes, the grapes were taken to our Adega de Charme, where they were destemmed, as were the berries to be used in fermentation. The grapes fermented in 500-liter French oak barrels and 2,000 kg stainless steel truncated vats for 9 days. After fermentation, the wine went into 225-liter French oak barrels where it aged for 18 months. After bottling, it aged in bottles for 3 years before being placed on the market.